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Eligibility Criteria
To ensure the successful completion of the online application, all the candidates should be well aware of the complete Bank of Maharashtra SO eligibility criteria 2024. All the eligibility conditions should be adhered to if you wish to complete your application well in time. The eligibility criteria includes your educational qualification/s, age limit, and age relaxation as well. Let’s look into the detailed Bank of Maharashtra SO Scale 1 eligibility criteria for the AFO post.
Educational Criteria
Any candidate who wishes to apply for the post of Agriculture Field Officer in the Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) needs to possess the requisite educational qualification in order to be eligible for the post. The minimum qualification required for the post of AFO is a 4-year degree in Graduation with specialization in Agriculture or other related fields. The candidates should also be proficient in computer applications.
For complete details, refer to the table below:
| Educational Qualification |
|---|
| 4 year Degree (Graduation) in Agriculture / Horticulture / Animal Husbandry / Veterinary Science/ Dairy Science/ Fishery Science/ Pisciculture / Agri. Marketing & Cooperation/ Co-operation & Banking / Agro-Forestry / Forestry / Agricultural Biotechnology / Food Science / Agriculture Business Management / Food Technology / Dairy Technology / Agricultural Engineering / Sericulture with a minimum required marks of 60% in aggregate of all semesters / years and 55% in aggregate of all semesters / years for SC/ST/OBC/PwD. |
Age Criteria
Apart from the educational criteria, all the candidates need to also confirm if their age comes within the age bracket as specified in the official notification by the Bank of Maharashtra. All the candidates should know that the minimum age to apply for the post of AFO in BOM is 20 years. Check out the complete Bank of Maharashtra SO 2024 age limit details below:
| Post | Age Criteria (As on March 31, 2021) |
|---|---|
| Agriculture Field Officer |
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Age relaxation
Bank of Maharashtra will also provide relaxation in age for the reserved category candidates. This relaxation will be applicable to the upper age limit. Cumulative relaxation will not be provided in any case. The relaxation period will vary depending on the categories.
| Sr. No. | Category | Age relaxation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) | 3 Years | ||
| 2 | Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe | 5 Years | ||
| 3 | Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 6 months from the last date of | 5 Years | ||
| 4 | Persons affected by 1984 riots | 5 Years | ||
| 5 | Persons With Bench Mark Disabilities | PwBD (GEN/ EWS) | 10 Years | |
| PwBD (OBC) | 13 Years | |||
| PwBD (SC/ ST) | 15 Years | |||
